Install Google Assistant on Older Nexus and Android Devices

Google Now which was released on July 9, 2012, has now been succeeded by even a more intelligent personal assistant developed by Google itself. Unlike Google Now, Google Assistant is designed to be personal. Also, it makes use of more natural language AI. Rather calling it a replacement, it’s better to call it an upgrade of Google Now. People can ask it anything from flight status till cookbook recipes. It can do amazing things if we have it integrated into our home also known as Google Home. Moreover, It can even drive your Google car for you.

Initially, this new assistant was released only for Android N devices but now it can be ported to other devices too. Thanks to brianelv of XDA for his hard work which made this possible. In this post, we will be talking about the procedure to enable the assistant in any Android N or M device.

List of Confirmed Working Devices

Google Nexus 6P

Google Nexus 5X

Google Nexus 6

Google Nexus 5

Google Nexus 4

Google Pixel C

Moto G 2013

Moto G 2015

OnePlus One

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus

YU Yureka Plus

Samsung Galaxy S5 | CM14

Devices running CM13 or CM 14

Note- The above is list is only to confirm that it works but it can work on any device as long as it has Android M or N installed on it.